Brewton officials have told the Humane Society of Escambia County to vacate the building they have occupied for seven years as the city will take charge of animal control beginning Jan. 1, according to a story in the Brewton Standard.

That decision was made, the story says, as the city’s annual budget was considered, including a request of $60,000 by the HSEC.

City Clerk John Angel said the funding request wasn’t the only financial assistance HSEC had asked for from the city.